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Why did the surname of Mussolini not fall out of favor in Italy the way that Hitler did in Germany?

2957 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What will be the environmental impact of de-orbiting 42,000 Starlink satellites every five years? (Explanation in post)

1696 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why do abandoned buildings seem to decay so quickly when people live in buildings that are centuries old?

212 upvotes • r/askscience

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In "Expanded Universe" by Robert Heinlein, he reprints old essays where he cites a $250 billion figure for the cost of "redistributing" the US population to make them safe(r) from atomic war. Did the US have any serious post-WWII discussions on reorganizing US society to deal with an unwinnable war?

191 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How do we treat radiation poisoning? We can't repair the DNA damage, can we?

136 upvotes • r/askscience

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What was mail like during medieval Europe? How easy was it to send letters across Europe, or to your cousin in another village?

94 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Japanese are being advised to close doors and windows, switch off fans and place wet towels over the nose and mouth. How effective are these actions in dealing with a nuclear disaster?

73 upvotes • r/askscience

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Would people tend to become overweight in lower gravity environments?

62 upvotes • r/askscience

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If having blond hair and blue eyes is determined by recessive genes, why do so many Scandinavians have blond hair and blue eyes?

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I'm a US expat living in London and moving (again) to Amsterdam. AMA.

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the surname of Mussolini not fall out of favor in Italy the way that Hitler did in Germany?	2957	AskHistorians
What will be the environmental impact of de-orbiting 42,000 Starlink satellites every five years? (Explanation in post)	1696	askscience
Why do abandoned buildings seem to decay so quickly when people live in buildings that are centuries old?	212	askscience
In "Expanded Universe" by Robert Heinlein, he reprints old essays where he cites a $250 billion figure for the cost of "redistributing" the US population to make them safe(r) from atomic war. Did the US have any serious post-WWII discussions on reorganizing US society to deal with an unwinnable war?	191	AskHistorians
How do we treat radiation poisoning? We can't repair the DNA damage, can we?	136	askscience
What was mail like during medieval Europe? How easy was it to send letters across Europe, or to your cousin in another village?	94	AskHistorians
Japanese are being advised to close doors and windows, switch off fans and place wet towels over the nose and mouth. How effective are these actions in dealing with a nuclear disaster?	73	askscience
Would people tend to become overweight in lower gravity environments?	62	askscience
If having blond hair and blue eyes is determined by recessive genes, why do so many Scandinavians have blond hair and blue eyes?	43	askscience
I'm a US expat living in London and moving (again) to Amsterdam. AMA.	24	IAmA